Copyright
Allison MacfarlanePublished On
2024-04-08Page Range
pp. 137–144Language
- English
Print Length
8 pages
A Matter of Trust
Chapter of: Heavy Metal: Earth’s Minerals and the Future of Sustainable Societies(pp. 137–144)
Siting new mines and working collaboratively with the local communities near existing mines is essential to the success of mineral resource projects. Without public support, from the local to the national level, new mines can be blocked, or existing mines can fail to achieve their full potential. The siting of nuclear waste disposal facilities has numerous relevant lessons for mine siting and development. This essay examines how these lessons can apply to mining, describing the complex social relations that must be managed amongst different levels of government, public interest groups, Indigenous communities, members of the public, academia and industry.
Contributors
Allison Macfarlane
(author)Professor in the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at University of British Columbia
Director of the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at University of British Columbia
Allison Macfarlane is a Professor and Director of the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at UBC. Her research focuses on the technical, social and policy aspects of nuclear energy production and nuclear waste management and disposal, as well as regulation, nuclear nonproliferation and energy policy. She has held both academic and government positions in the field of energy and environmental policy, with a focus on nuclear policy. The first geologist (and third woman) to chair the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission from 2012–14, Allison holds a PhD in Earth Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a BSc from the University of Rochester.